Mrs Amohaere Tangitu, of Whakatāne, MNZM for services to Māori health
Amohaere Tangitu (Ngāti Awa, Te Arawa, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Maniapoto) was Bicultural Parent Liaison Officer and then Manager of Māori Health at Princess Mary Hospital. She was a member of the National body of Whānau Āwhina Plunket and a Cultural Consultant to New Zealand Red Cross and Alzheimer’s New Zealand. She was the Iwi consultant in Rotorua Hospital. She was Senior Manager Māori Health of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board, where she formed the Māori Health Rūnanga. Mrs Tangitu was the Director of Regional Māori Health Services following the amalgamation of Te Whānau o Irakewa and Te Puna Hauora.